Abstract:
Indonesian nation made up of many diverse tribes and cultures, each tribe
has a different pattern. Difference is costums in every also occur the common law.
The coused of common law make up rule of life in the community and applicable
formed habits to the Indonesian people. Diversity of common law could be seen in
the community of Minangkabau. One of the factors causing the difference is the way
of interesting lineage. The lineage could be cousing different of the common marriage
law and the heritage. Marriage is very important in period of life. Because the
community of Minangkabau is the matrilineal, its mean while a person who did the
marriage must be with different tribe and they are not permitted to marry in the same
tribe, because the people who in the same tribe are considered brothers or sisters. This
is where the costumary punishment imposed. Therefore, mating with the same rate in
Minangkabau society is prohibited.
